The country mourns at the death of Ustad Bismillah Khan. The whole country is sad, flags are half-mast. I believe all Indians were proud of this man, as he represented India to an international stage, at the time when you didn't find any Indian presence on the world map.
But irony of this man is that despite receiving the highest civilian award of this country, he was not even able to meet his ends. Our politicians are now giving there views about Ustad, but what's the use now? He was not provided with any financial aid whatsoever when he was alive, but now when he's dead, the PM office sends a cheque of 2.5 lakh to his house. That's how the govt. of india behaves. There is never an 'action' from their part, its always a 'reaction'.
Even the Indian press is the same. The are now coming up with the stories that Bismillah Khan was not able to feed his family and was still roaming on the streets of Varanasi on a cycle-rickshaw. Where was this press before he died? Why is that we always hear such stories after the person is deceased? If this story would have been out around an year back, then might be govt. would have provided some kind of financial assistance to Ustad. But sad, our politicians are busy filling in there pockets, why would they ever try to help someone needy.
Over all the moral of the story is that even if you're a 'Bharat Ratan', you are still going to die in misery in this country, and our beloved politicians are going to become rich day by day.
